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Hello everyone, I’m looking at getting a MacBook. Controversial, I know, but I’ve decided on Mac over windows. Primary use case will be for uni, essays / research etc. I use iPad Pro for note taking (which is fantastic). I also want the notebook to be capable of doing content creation- Adobe...

If you went with the 8400, a good Z370 board and some fast ram you'd have a very capable system. The 8400 is such good value that you can spend a bit more on the motherboard and still get a good deal. And as you said you do have the option of upgrading to the unlocked i5 or i7 in the future. As...

The AMD FX8350 isn't a bad choice for AM3+ https://www.scan.co.uk/products/amd-fx-8350-black-edition-vishera-8-core-am3plus-clock-40ghz-turbo-42ghz-8mb-l3-cache-125w-cpu-retai

Arctic Silver 5 is always a good choice. However the Corsair H60 may well have pre-applied thermal paste

The i7-7700 is rated up to 100 c so 82 is within the limits. A better CPU cooler like the hyper 212 evo would bring the temps down.

The i3 is the entry point, but its still a capable chip. The perfect bang for the buck chip at the moment is the i5-8400 as is (and stated above) the general consensus

It will, but nothing a good AIO water cooler cant handle

In my opinion, the i3-8100 is a far as i'd look for a home office however the 8700 will keep you going much longer so may well be worth it in this case Just my two cents! Cheers

I would lean towards the Intel. You'd loose two cores (but there's still 6 which is plenty) but you'll get a much higher clock speed from the Intel as well as a better IPC. I'd also trust Intel a little more for reliability and compatibility with other components from past experience Just my...

Have you considered the i9-7980XE? It's about the price of both Xeons and is only 2 less cores...but it can reach 4.2GHz stock and can be overclocked (probably not by much though with all them cores!) And its on a more consumer platform which i'd see as a positive Just my two cents! Cheers